One day, I looked at a friend of mine and realized what was wrong.

She was bitter. She was constantly fighting with her husband. She was watching TV for hours, not even knowing what she was watching anymore.

Now, I'm not saying depression isn't real. I'm just saying we can usually do something about it.

When I looked at my friend, I didn't see a spark in her eyes. People around her were moving forward, while she stayed in one spot.

We all need to find the spark in our eyes. It's what keeps us alive.

Do something. Change your circumstances. You don't know what your next move should be? Ask around. Be brave. That spark is there, waiting for you to make a single move. It will take over from there.

Eventually, one day, my friend woke up. And once the spark was there, she didn't let go. She got a teaching degree, but then didn't apply to work as a teacher--instead, she opened her own school. She has sixty kids in her school now, and it's still growing. The wait list is over a year long.

The spark she had hidden in her eyes was bigger and brighter than everyone else's, but to find it, she had to wake up and make that change.